TABBIE.

Girl.

TAILIE.

A man who backs tails in a game of "two up."

TAKE A PULL.

To reform.

TAKE A TUMBLE.

Arrive at a sudden understanding.

TAKE THE COUNT.

To be knocked out or killed.

TAKE TO THE TALL TIMBER.

To abscond.

TANKED UP.

Intoxicated.

TAP.

Demand; interrogate; borrow.

TARP.

A tarpaulin.

TART.

A Girl. Apparently a corruption of sweetheart.

TATS.

Teeth.

TAXI, TO

TEAPOT.

Term commonly applied to the [F]ullerphone in the forward area when there was a possibility of being overheard by the enemy.

TEAR OFF A LUMP.

To accomplish.

TELL OFF.

To apply a verbal castigation; abuse; tell home truths to.

THEIVING IRONS.

Hands.

THE THREE ONES.

A reference to the statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square. The Square was known to Australians as a favorite meeting place; and called the Three Ones Hotel. The "ones" are Nelson's one arm, one eye and one posterior orifice.

THROW A SEVEN.

To die. Probably arose from dicing. It was impossible to throw a seven spot: it is humoriously [sic] called a shooting case to do so if it were possible.

THROW SIX AND A HALF.

Almost to die.

THUD.

See Gutzer.

TICKET.

A Discharge from the Army. A Pilots certificate (Airmans)

TICKOFF.

See "Tell off."

TIG.

Extract a loan; wound.

TIN.

Money.

TIN BOX.

Magazine of rifle.

TIN HAT.

A flat steel helmet for protecting the head against shrapnel bullets.

TINKEL-TINKLE.

An effeminate man.

TINNED POT.

Contemptible.

TINNED DOG.

The preserved meat issued to the troops.

TIP THE WINK.

Inform.

TIRED THEODORE.

A long distance shell.

TOCK-EMMA.

Trench mortar. Signal pronunication of the initial letters.

TOGGED THE KNOCKER.

Well dressed.

TOMMY.

An English Soldier.

TOO RIGHT; TOO TRUE.

Most certainly.

TONY.

A Portuguese Soldier (Private)

Tooth Brush

TOOT-SWEET.

Quickly; immediately; "At the toot" - at once. Corruption of the French "Toute de suite."

TOP: to go over the

To go over the parapet of the trench, to take part in an attack. "Top Hole" - First Class; excellent, the very best Top stroke. The highest section of plating on the body of a submarine.

TOP OFF.

To kill.

TOUCH - to touch with death.

To have a close shave; to touch lucky, to have a stroke of luck. A near shave.

TOP OF THE HOUSE.

Number 99 in a game of "House."

TOURISTS.

"6/- a day tourists" used as a term of derision for the privates of the A.I.F. particularly to the volunteers of 1914, because it was alleged by some that they expected the war to end before they could be fit to take the field, and therefore enlisted merley [sic] for the pay and opportunity to travel.

TOWELLED UP.

Severely punished.

Track Bullets [??]

TRACK SQUARE.

To partake an amorous enterprise with honorable intentions.

TRAY BEANS.

Very well; good. From the French "tres biens."

TREACLE MINER.

A man who boasts of his wealth in Australia or his position in private life.

TREZ BEANS.

See "Tray Beans."

TRICK THE BOOKS.

Deceive; defeat by a scheme.

TRIPE.

Rubbish; worthless.

TRIPE ROARED OUT.

Severely reprimanded.

TROT.

An experience eg. "a rough trot" - a bad time.

TUG.

A rude or disorderly person.

TUMBLE take a

To suddenly become aware of a joke against one-self or a mistake that one is making.

TURN DOG.

Betray.

TURN DOWN.

Refuse; reject; ignore.

TURN SOUR.

Become angry.

TURN UP.

A lucky event.

TWENTYONE GUNS.

A Salute. In the slang sense used in reference to the personal salute.

TWIST.

To change one's course of conduct.

TWO EYES RIGHT.

Certainly. See "Too Right."

TWO UP

The most popular game in the A.I.F. The betting was on whether the spinner would toss the pennies on the "kip" in such a way that upon striking the ground their heads or tails would be uppermost. Large sums of money were won and lost in this way.

TYPEWRITER.

Machine gun.